Samir Alkabie, MD

Newly recruited to the Neurology Department at Lenox Hill Hospital/ Northwell Health, Samir Alkabie, MD is a dual fellowship-trained neurologist with expertise in Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology. His scope of practice encompasses the diagnostic evaluation and clinical management of an ever-expanding spectrum of neuroinflammatory disorders including central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating diseases, autoimmune encephalitis, stiff person spectrum disorders, paraneoplastic syndromes, primary CNS vasculitis, neuro-rheumatologic disorders, neurotoxicity associated with cancer immunotherapies, neuroinfectious diseases, and genetic autoinflammatory diseases. He is devoted to delivering compassionate, exemplary care to patients and their families alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team of providers. He has primary research interests in improving early and accurate diagnosis of autoimmune neurologic disorders, their treatment, and outcome prediction.